Sonia Beltz is a former digital editor for Love What Matters based near Dayton, Ohio. She holds a bachelor’s degree in English and Creative Writing from the University of Iowa. In her free time, you can find her writing, reading, or researching random historical facts online. Follow her on Instagram at @skatbel.
“Even though breast cancer took a lot from me, it birthed a magnificent daughter who taught me to choose myself. My body is now a road map for my journey of self-love.”
“Through it all I get to know that I was, and still am, loved, by that very same ‘hell of a guy’. Then. Now. Always.”
“Whatever path you are choosing, whatever decision you are thinking through…I hope you are holding onto yourself so tight.”
“If we post lovely and wonderful things on social media, it’s because we’re trying to find the joy in each day. We’re all fighting battles nobody else knows about.”
“My husband said, ‘When I was little, I would have been called a wuss.’ The only way to break that cycle is to model it for your kids.”
“Coming out is a process, and it’s not a one-time thing. It’s messy, but messy is normal.”
“Eating disorders aren’t glamorous, trendy, a choice, something someone can just ‘get over’…and they’re not just about food.”
“Monday through Thursday, I was away in college being a student. Friday through Sunday night, I was home being a parent.”
“I knew very young I wanted to have a baby. Since the world taught me this is what moms do, I must be a girl. I would soon discover this is not true.”
“I knew him through my ex, so I took him off of my social media. That lasted a whole two days. I couldn’t imagine a day in my life without him.”
